A 40-year-old Florida woman is headed to prison for up to 15 years for fleeing the scene after hitting a man on a scooter, leading to an internal decapitation that caused his death.
Sarah Rachel Nowlin pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of a crash involving death in the hit-and-run death of 34-year-old Calvin Anthony Garlick in Pensacola, court records say. On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Nowlin to 15 years behind bars, four of which must be served before she is eligible for parole, the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office said in a press release.
“This defendant knew what she was doing was wrong,” said Charles Britt, prosecuting attorney for the case. “Evidence came out that Ms. Nowlin knew she had hit a person, lied about it to everyone, including her 8-year-old child who was in the car at the time of the crash, tried to hide the vehicle in a wooded area and continued to cover up the crime in an attempt to evade responsibility. Nowlin had several opportunities to do the right thing, but instead made a calculated decision to choose self-preservation at every turn.”…